Filter.



Patented Oct. 2!,- I902.

e. SCHOLL.

FILTER. (Application filed Feb. '7, 1902.)

(No Model.)

Witnesses:

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GEORGE SGHOLL, OF SOUTH FRAMINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO WILLIAM E. GALLAGHER, OF SOUTH FRAMINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS.

FILTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 711,535, dated October 21, 1902. Application filed February 7,1902. Serial No. 92,970. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: as shown in Fig. 1. The smaller end of the Be it known that I, GEORGE SCHOLL, of filter d is formed to closely fit the lower end South Framingham, in the county of Middleof the nozzle a the said smaller end of the sex and State of Massachusetts, have invented filter being open, so that it permits the escape 5 5 5 certain new and useful Improvements in Filof a small stream of water.

ters, of which the following is a specification. It will be seen that the water entering the This invention relates to self-cleaning filcasing a from the faucet passes through the ters,.or those in which the sediment arrested filter d. The major portion of the water esby the filtering material is continuously recapes laterally through the meshes of the fil- 6o 10 moved by the action of the liquid passing ter into the chamber a and thence-through through the filter, thus avoiding liability of the outlet 0. A small part of thevwater, howclogging or choking the said filtering mateever, escapes through the lower and smaller rial. end of the filter and carries with it such sedi- The invention has for its object to provide ment as may be separated from the water 65 IS an efficient and durable filter of simple conthat enters the chamber a by the filter. The struction, the parts of which can be readily filter is therefore kept continually cleansed, assembled and separated. and therefore'in' good working condition.

Theinvention consistsin theimprovements It will be seen that the flange a at the upwhich I will now proceed to describe and per end of the casing, formed to fit the larger 70 claim. end of the frusto-conical filter, and the con- Of the accompanying drawings, forming a tracted nozzle a at the lower end of the easpart of this specification, Figure 1 represents ing, formed to fit the smaller end of the filter, a sectional view of my improved'filter applied securely support the filter at its highest porto a faucet. Fig. 2 represents a section on tions, leaving its main portion unobstructed 75 line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 represents a perby contact with anything external,so thatthe spective view of the filtering cone or sleeve chamber a may extend practicallythe entire removed from its casing. length of the filter, provision being thus made The same letters of reference indicate the for the escape of the greater portion of the same parts in all the figures. water which enters the filter from the faucet. 8o

In the drawings, or represents a casing hav- The lower end of the nozzle a is provided ing an internally-screw-threaded neck a, with a bead a which adapts the nozzle to be adapted to engage the threaded end of a fauengaged with a section of hose or elastic tubcet b. The casing a has an internal flange or ing for the purpose of conducting away from shoulder 0. belowthe internally-threaded porthe filter the water discharged through the 3 5 tion or socket. Below said flange is a chamnozzle a ber a the diameter of which is considerably I claimgreater than that of the orifice bounded by 1. The improved filter comprising a casing the flange 0, The lower portion of the cashaving at its upper end means for connection ing a is contracted to form a nozzle a the with afaucetorsupply-pipe, and aninwardly- 0 40 internal diameter of which at its lower end is, projecting flange, and at its lower end a conconsiderably less than that of the chamber a tracted nozzle, the interior of the lower porand of the orifice bounded by the flange (1 tion of which is less than that of the flange,

0 represents a spout or outlet communicatthe casing having also a chamber between-the ing with the chamber a between the flange said flange and nozzle, and a lateral outlet 95 a and the nozzleo communicating with the chamber between (1 represents a filter-of frusto-conical form the flange and nozzle; and a frusto-conical and made of wire-gauze or any other suitable filter, the larger end of which is formed to fit filtering material. The larger end of the 111- the flange, while the smaller end isformed to ter is'formed to closely fit the flange a and fit the lower end of the nozzle. I00 said end is preferably provided with a lip cl, 2. The improved filter comprising a casing formed to rest on the upper side of said flange, having at its upper end means for connection to to fit the flange, while the smaller end is formed to fit the lower end of the nozzle, the lower end of the nozzle being provided with means for engagement with a section of hose or flexible tubing.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my sig- I5 nature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE SGI'IOLL. Witnesses:

WM. E. GALLAGHER, O. F. BROWN. 

